HITCHES Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

hitches 1 of 2

noun

plural of hitch

as in snags

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized there are always a few hitches when you launch a system as complex as this one

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Relevance

as in terms

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position signed on for a three-year hitch in the army

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hitches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hitch

as in jerks

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist

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as in connects

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together

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as in secures

to put securely in place or in a desired position hitched the trailer to the back of the car

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as in bums

to travel by securing free rides her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college

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Verb

Social media is a bridge that connects me with my patients, humanizing medicine in a way that just wasn’t possible before.

Nisha Bunke, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This strategically significant waterway connects crude oil producers in the Middle East with major global markets.

Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024

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